Canton man suspected of selling drugs in Alliance park

Alliance police say a young Canton man had illegal drugs for sale in an Alliance park.

Repository staff report

ALLIANCE Police arrested a Canton man suspected of selling drugs at an Alliance park where children were playing.

William D. Mitchell-Jacobs, 18, of 1419 13th St. SE in Canton, was arrested at 8:07 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson-Snodgrass Park at 748 E. Cambridge St., where several juveniles were playing, Stark County Jail records show. Police found him with alcohol and 10 bags containing undisclosed amounts of cocaine that had been packaged for sale.

He was jailed on charges of drug trafficking and possession and offenses involving underage persons.

Mitchell-Jacobs remained in the jail early Wednesday, held in lieu of $26,000 bond pending an Alliance Municipal Court hearing.

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